Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Puer Natus in Bethleem
Jonathan Swain presents a concert entitled Puer Natus in Bethleem with Vox Luminis.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents a special Christmas eve programme.
09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday - Rob Cowan with John Craven
Including Schubert: Die schone Mullerin and Alfven: Swedish Rhapsody No 3 (Dalarapsodi).
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Franz Berwald (1796-1868), I'm a Glassblower
4/5Exploring Berwald's operas, his struggles with the establishment and his business acumen.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Danish String Quartet in Scotland, Episode 3
3/4Danish String Quartet in Beethoven's String Quartet No 1 and Nielsen's String Quartet No 1
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday Opera Matinee, Tchaikovsky - The Tsarina's Slippers
Performance of Tchaikovsky's only comic opera, the Christmas story The Tsarina's Slippers.
16:30
Words and Music—The Kiss
Texts and music about kisses, with readings by Pippa Nixon and Jonathan Cullen.(R)
17:45
New Generation Artists—Benjamin Appl, Pavel Kolesnikov, Laura Jurd
BBC New Generation Artists including trumpeter Laura Jurd and pianist Pavel Kolesnikov.
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Evening
19:00
BBC Proms 2015—Prom 14: Prokofiev - The piano concertos
London Symphony Orchestra under Valery Gergiev play the complete Prokofiev piano concertos(R)
21:40
BBC Proms 2015—Prom 68: Bach - Six Cello Suites, Nos 1, 2, 3
The first part of Yo-Yo Ma performing the complete solo cello suites by JS Bach.(R)
22:45
The Essay—Religion in the North, Christmas Father: Lars Petter Sveen
4/5Lars Petter Sveen recalls growing up in an atheist family.
23:00
Late Junction—Thursday - Mara Carlyle
Mara Carlyle presents an alternative festive mix, featuring Anna Meredith and Vic Chesnutt
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Christmas carols from Denmark, Romania, Belarus and the UK
Jonathan Swain presents Christmas carols from Denmark, Romania, Belarus and the UK.
